Alaska Statutes Title 41, Chapter 41.15, Article 01 - Protection of Forested Land

• Sec. 41.15.010 Intent.
  It is the intent of AS 41.15.010 - 41.15.170 to provide protection from wildland fire and other destructive agents, commensurate with the values at...
• Sec. 41.15.020 Regulations.
  The commissioner shall, by regulation, make provision for the protection of forested land in the state from fire and other destructive agents.
• Sec. 41.15.025 Fire Protection on Mental Health Trust Land.
  Land that is in the mental health trust is, for the purpose of wild fire suppression, land owned by the state.
• Sec. 41.15.030 Contracts for Forest Protection; Emergency Firefighters.
  (a) The commissioner may enter into necessary protection contracts.(b) The commissioner may hire emergency firefighting personnel, and shall establish classifications and rates of pay...
• Sec. 41.15.040 Right of Entry to Control and Suppress Fires.
  Upon approval by the commissioner or an authorized agent, an employee of the division of lands, or of any organization authorized to prevent, control,...
• Sec. 41.15.045 Civil Immunity.
  (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person may not bring a civil action for damages for death, personal injury, or property damage that...
• Sec. 41.15.050 Fire Season.
  The period from April 1 to August 31, inclusive, of each year is designated the fire season. The commissioner may designate other periods as...
• Sec. 41.15.060 Permits.
  The commissioner shall, by regulation, prescribe the conditions of and the manner for obtaining a permit. Failure to obtain the required permit, or violation...
• Sec. 41.15.070 Disposal of Burning Materials.
  A person who, during the fire season, throws away lighted tobacco, cigar, cigarette, match, firecracker, or other burning material on forested land, whether public...
• Sec. 41.15.080 Equipment and Notice Required.
  A conveyance operated through or above forested land shall be equipped at all times in each compartment with a suitable receptacle for the disposition...
• Sec. 41.15.090 Building or Leaving Fires.
  A person who builds a fire in or near timber, brush, grass, or other inflammable material without first clearing the ground immediately around it...
• Sec. 41.15.100 Setting Fires Without Consent.
  A person who sets on fire timber, brush, grass, or other inflammable material located or growing on land that is not owned, possessed, or...
• Sec. 41.15.110 Uncontrolled Spread of Fire; Leaving Fire Unattended.
  (a) A person who knows of a fire or sets a fire on forested land owned, possessed, or controlled by the person, shall exercise...
• Sec. 41.15.120 Failure to Assist in Preventing or Suppressing Fires.
  If an officer or employee of the United States or the state who is authorized to prevent or suppress fires requests a person to...
• Sec. 41.15.130 Backfires Excluded.
  AS 41.15.010 - 41.15.170 do not apply to the setting of a backfire under the direction of an officer or employee of the United...
• Sec. 41.15.140 Penalty.
  A person who is convicted of a misdemeanor under AS 41.15.010 - 41.15.170 is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor...
• Sec. 41.15.150 Criminal Penalty for Setting Fires.
  A person who maliciously or wantonly sets on fire timber, brush, grass, or other inflammable material located or growing on land that is not...
• Sec. 41.15.160 Double Damages in Civil Actions.
  In addition to the criminal punishment provided for by AS 41.15.010 - 41.15.170, the United States, the state, a municipality, or any person may...
• Sec. 41.15.170 Definitions.
  In AS 41.15.010 - 41.15.170,(1) "damages" includes costs incurred in suppressing, controlling, or extinguishing a fire;(2) "destructive agent" means an insect, pathogen, or other...

Last modified: November 15, 2016